thread: 2011-05-18 : Ben Lehman: Rules and their Functions
On 2011-05-24, Jaywalt wrote:
Emily: I mean deterministic in the sense of "self-determined" by the players (through choice) or "casually determined" (if X conditions, then Y happens) by invoking rules or logic (which is still ultimately a player choice, but of a different kind). Not in the sense that there's a fixed outcome. The term is still a bit problematic, I admit. In my mind, it's different than what you're calling "free play" or "establishing."
I feel like I understand what Ben and Simon are saying but still feel like you (Emily) and Vincent are using terms in ways I don't fully understand. Guess we have to keep working on this communication thing :) It feels like we all have overlapping terms and language that we're comfortable with and aren't exactly on the same page.
